A group of 28 Indian doctors left the country Wednesday, September 16, 2015 after conducting a total of 310 life-saving surgeries and seeing over 2,000 out-patients at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe. Organised by Rotary Club of Lilongwe, (RCL) in conjunction with other Rotary clubs in India, the 10-day operation also saw the visiting doctors […]
A group of 30 medical doctors from India on Monday arrived in the country to support Malawi Government in providing health services. Malawi is experiencing shortage of medical personnel. The contingent of the h ealth workers are in the country with support from Rotary International and they are expected to assist 300 patients at Kamuzu Central […]
President Peter Mutharika says it is important to invest in the agriculture sector in order to attain the country’s goal of national development and to uplift the welfare of the people. The President was speaking at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on Tuesday when he received a donation of 34 tractors valued at $1million from the […]
Malawian students – two ladies and seven young men -who are pursuing various degree programs at Pune University in India under the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Scholarship have come out of the cocoon and are complaining about appalling conditions and horrendous environment they have been subjected to since they started their studies last year. […]
The Malawi Investment and Trade Centre (MITC) in conjunction with the Indian High Commission in Malawi will hold a one day business forum in honor of a visiting Indian business delegation on Thursday at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe. The forum will be graced by the minister of Industry and Trade Sosten Gengwe and the Indian High […]
Ambassador Designate of the Republic of Brazil Gustavo Martins Noguiera and Vanlalhuma High Commissioner of the Republic of India on Tuesday presented their letters of credence to Malawi President Dr Joyce Banda . Speaking after presenting the letters of Credence to President Banda, Ambassador designate of Brazil Noguiera says he is happy that Brazil for the first […]
Indian High Commissioner to Malawi Duvvuri Rao has urged Malawi to grow more chick peas and soya as there’s a readily available market for the crops in India. Duvvuri said India is one of the biggest consumers of pulses in the world. “In India, we consume a lot of chick peas and soya. When cooked, the peas and […]
Limbe in Blantyre, once the cushy terrain of Indian (Asian) business people, is now taking new shade with several Chinese shops sprouting in the raucous trading town. And judging by the speed at which the Chinese are settling in, the Indian business people risk being pushed out of Limbe as their wares are cheaper than […]
A team of medical experts from the India government has committed itself to assist the Malawi government through The Presidential Initiative on Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood realize its goal to fight down maternal and neonatal deaths through provision of training medical experts, resource mobilization and treatment of other diseases from pregnancy complication. Dr. Devlina […]
Barely few weeks after he was fired as central bank chief, Dr Perks Ligoya has been given a diplomatic post. He now heads to New Delhi, India to be Malawi’s High Commissioner. He replaces Chrissie Chawanje Mughogho, who was among the first diplomats to be recalled late April 2012 by the new President Mrs Joyce Banda. Ambassador Mughogho […]
Malawi’s current economic woes are being fueled by some Indian business people who are also busy setting pace for the downfall of President Bingu wa Mutharika, a top ruling party official has alleged. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General, Wakuda Kamanga, also accused the Indians of rejoicing the hardships indigenous Malawians are facing. He […]
My arrival in New Delhi on Friday February 10th was greeted by two intriguing news stories in the Friday edition of the daily paper The Times of India. One story was on the front page, the other was buried deep inside the paper on page 18. Both stories had eerie connections to why I am visiting India […]
India on Wednesday offered cooperation in exploration and development of mines to Malawi besides help in capacity building and training facilities in the sector. According to a statement from Indian government, the first meeting of the Indo-Malawi Joint Working Group on Mining Resources, India also stressed on long-term collaboration between the two nations. “The Working […]
About 20 children from Malawi suffering from congenital heart diseases will get free treatment in India, thanks to the Rotary Club of Chandigarh. The Hindu reported that the first batch of four such children has arrived in India. According to the Rotary club the offer to provide free treatment was made in April this year, […]